Syllabus 2025
Oldham Camera Club Syllabus
Syllabus 2025:
Date Month Day Venue EVENT CATEGORY CONFIRMED / PROVISIONAL Event
1 JAN N/A N/A SUBSCRIPTIONS CONFIRMED Q1 SUBS DUE
2 JAN THURS N/A CLUB ADMIN CONFIRMED CLUB SECRETARY POST NOTICES FOR 2025 AGM
9 JAN THURS CHURCH APPRECIATION CONFIRMED REVIEW 2025 SYLLABUS
16 JAN THURS ZOOM TALK CONFIRMED Tom Marsh "The Power of Photography" - @yorkshirephotowalks
16 JAN THURS N/A CLUB ADMIN CONFIRMED Deadline for members to submit AGM agenda items
23 JAN THURS N/A CLUB ADMIN CONFIRMED Deadline for Club Sec. to circulate agenda for OCC AGM 2025
23 JAN THURS STUDIO PRACTICAL CONFIRMED STUDIO NIGHT (LOCATION NOW AT CHURCH) Members attending share costs
23 JAN THURS STUDIO CLUB ADMIN CONFIRMED Scrabble Tile Challenge letters draw for all 2025 participants
30 JAN THURS CHURCH CLUB ADMIN CONFIRMED OCC AGM 2025
6 FEB THURS CHURCH APPRECIATION CONFIRMED L&CPU - Folio "C"
13 FEB THURS CHURCH PRACTICAL CONFIRMED Mounting Prints for Competition Entry - Phil Livesey
18 FEB TUES ZOOM CLUB ADMIN CONFIRMED COMMITTEE MEETING - 1
20 FEB THURS CHURCH SOCIAL CONFIRMED Scrabble Tile Challenge 1
27 FEB THURS CHURCH PRACTICAL CONFIRMED COMPOSITION IN PHOTOGRAPHY
6 MARCH THURS CHURCH PRACTICAL CONFIRMED Macro Photography OCC Group Evvent
13 MARCH THURS CHURCH INTERCLUB COMP CONFIRMED ROCHDALE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY (HOME) JUDGE TBC
16 MARCH SUN N/A OCC POTY CONFIRMED Closing Date POTY Round 1 (Photographer of the Year Competition)
20 MARCH THURS HOME INTERCLUB COMP CONFIRMED ADRIAN DEAVILLE COMPETITION : HOST OCC (Incl Prints)
27 MARCH THURS CHURCH OCC POTY CONFIRMED POTY Rnd 1 Judge : Nick Berentzon (Photographer of the Year Competition)
1 APRIL N/A N/A SUBSCRIPTIONS CONFIRMED Q2 SUBS DUE
3 APRIL THURS STUDIO PRACTICAL CONFIRMED Studio Night (Members attending share model & heating costs)
10 APRIL THURS ZOOM TALK CONFIRMED TOPIC & SPEAKER TO BE CONFIRMED (SHARED WITH ASHTON & OPS)
17 APRIL THURS CHURCH TALK CONFIRMED "What Are We Going To Do About AI?" - Christine Widdall
24 APRIL THURS TRIP SOCIAL CONFIRMED JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY CLUB VISIT MANCHESTER
29 APRIL TUES ZOOM CLUB ADMIN CONFIRMED COMMITTEE MEETING - 2
1 MAY THURS CHURCH SOCIAL CONFIRMED Scrabble Tile Challenge 2
6 MAY TUES AWAY INTERCLUB COMP CONFIRMED ROCHDALE & DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB (AWAY)
8 MAY THURS TRIP TRIP CONFIRMED Alexandra Park Oldham - Daytime visit to photograph flora and Fauna
15 MAY THURS AWAY INTERCLUB COMP PROVISIONAL ASHTON & DISTRICT (AWAY)
22 MAY THURS TRIP SOCIAL CONFIRMED Daisy Nook - Daytime visit to photograph flora and Fauna
24 MAY SAT ZOOM INTERCLUB COMP CONFIRMED NORTH CHESHIRE INVITATION COMPETITION (HELD ON SATURDAY)
29 MAY THURS CHURCH TALK CONFIRMED Christine Widdall - "A Victorian Society!
5 JUNE THURS CHURCH SOCIAL CONFIRMED Show and Tell - Let's see and talk about images taken 8 May and 22 May
7 JUNE SAT ZOOM INTERCLUB COMP CONFIRMED North Cheshire Challenge.
12 JUNE THURS STUDIO PRACTICAL CONFIRMED Studio Night - Window Light (Members attending share model & heating costs)
15 JUNE SUN N/A OCC POTY CONFIRMED Closing Date POTY Round 2 (Photographer of the Year Competition)
19 JUNE THURS CHURCH INTERCLUB COMP CONFIRMED DAISY NOOK PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY (HOME)
24 JUNE TUES ZOOM CLUB ADMIN CONFIRMED COMMITTEE MEETING - 3
26 JUNE THURS CHURCH OCC POTY CONFIRMED POTY Rnd 2 Judge: Rebecca Entwistle (Photographer of the year competition)
1 JULY N/A N/A SUBSCRIPTIONS CONFIRMED Q3 SUBS DUE
3 JULY THURS TBC SOCIAL CONFIRMED SUMMER SCHOOL - OCC GETS OUT & ABOUT
10 JULY THURS TBC SOCIAL CONFIRMED SUMMER SCHOOL - OCC GETS OUT & ABOUT
17 JULY THURS TRIP SOCIAL CONFIRMED SUMMER SCHOOL - OCC GETS OUT & ABOUT
24 JULY THURS TBC SOCIAL CONFIRMED SUMMER SCHOOL - OCC GETS OUT & ABOUT
31 JULY THURS TBC SOCIAL CONFIRMED SUMMER SCHOOL - OCC GETS OUT & ABOUT
7 AUG THURS TBC SOCIAL CONFIRMED SUMMER SCHOOL - OCC GETS OUT & ABOUT
14 AUG THURS TBC SOCIAL CONFIRMED SUMMER SCHOOL - OCC GETS OUT & ABOUT
21 AUG THURS TBC SOCIAL CONFIRMED SUMMER SCHOOL - OCC GETS OUT & ABOUT
26 AUG TUES ZOOM CLUB ADMIN CONFIRMED COMMITTEE MEETING - 4
28 AUG THURS CHURCH SOCIAL CONFIRMED Scrabble Tile Challenge 3
4 SEPT THURS CHURCH INTERCLUB COMP CONFIRMED ROCHDALE & DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB (HOME). JUDGE TBC
11 SEPT THURS STUDIO PRACTICAL CONFIRMED Studio Night (Members attending share model & heating costs)
14 SEPT SUN N/A OCC POTY CONFIRMED Closing Date POTY Round 3 (Photographer of the Year Competition)
16 SEPT TUES AWAY INTERCLUB COMP PROVISIONAL TED COLEMAN COMPETITION : HOST ROCHDALE & District Camera Club
18 SEPT THURS CHURCH TALK CONFIRMED Ian Greenhalgh talk - Themes and Projects
25 SEPT THURS CHURCH OCC POTY CONFIRMED POTY Rnd 3 Judge : Chris Boyds (PROV) (Photographer of The Year Competition)
1 OCT N/A N/A SUBSCRIPTIONS CONFIRMED Q4 SUBS DUE
2 OCT THURS ZOOM TALK CONFIRMED ONE OF PAUL ADAM'S ENTERTAINING TALKS ON HIS PHOTOGRAPHY
9 OCT THURS TBC INTERCLUB COMP CONFIRMED OLDHAM CAMERA CLUB INVITATION MONO PRINT COMPETITION
15 OCT THURS AWAY INTERCLUB COMP CONFIRMED ROCHDALE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY (AWAY)
23 OCT THURS ZOOM TALK CONFIRMED TOPIC & SPEAKER TO BE CONFIRMED (SHARED WITH ASHTON & OPS)
28 OCT TUES ZOOM CLUB ADMIN CONFIRMED COMMITTEE MEETING - 5
30 OCT THURS STUDIO PRACTICAL CONFIRMED HALLOWEEN THEMED STUDIO NIGHT (Members attending share model costs)
6 NOV THURS CHURCH APPRECIATION PROVISIONAL L&CPU - Folio "B"
13 NOV THURS CHURCH INTERCLUB COMP CONFIRMED ASHTON & DISTRICT (HOME). JUDGE TBC
16 NOV SUN N/A OCC POTY CONFIRMED Closing Date POTY Round 4 (Photographer of the Year Competition)
19 NOV WED AWAY INTERCLUB COMP CONFIRMED DAISY NOOK PS (AWAY)
27 NOV THURS CHURCH SOCIAL CONFIRMED Scrabble Tile Challenge 4
4 DEC THURS CHURCH OCC POTY CONFIRMED POTY Rnd 4 Judge : Steve Proctor (Photographer of the Year Competition)
9 DEC TUES ZOOM CLUB ADMIN CONFIRMED COMMITTEE MEETING - 6
11 DEC THURS TBC SOCIAL PROVISIONAL Christmas Meal & Confirmation of Results of POTY 2025
18 DEC THURS XMAS N/A CONFIRMED Christmas Break : No Meeting
25 DEC THURS XMAS N/A CONFIRMED Christmas Break : No Meeting
Syllabus 2024:
| Date | Day | Venue | Confirmed or Provisional | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/24 | MON | N/A | SUBSCRIPTIONS | CONFIRMED | Q1 SUBS DUE |
| 04/01/24 | THURS | CHURCH | APPRECIATION | CONFIRMED | L&CPU - Folio "A" (AND AGREE 2024 SYLLABUS) |
| 11/01/24 | THURS | CHURCH | PRACTICAL | CONFIRMED | STUDIO NIGHT (Weather Dependent) Members attending share costs |
| 18/01/24 | THURS | CHURCH | CLUB ADMIN | CONFIRMED | PUBLISH AGENDA FOR AGM & CIRCULATE TO MEMBERS |
| 18/01/24 | THURS | CHURCH | PRACTICAL | CONFIRMED | ABSRACT MACRO - GRANT HIRST - CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS |
| 25/01/24 | THURS | CHURCH | CLUB ADMIN | CANCELLED | AGM - CANCELLED DUE TO SICKNESS & UNFORSEEN EVENTS |
| 30/01/24 | TUES | ZOOM | CLUB ADMIN | CONFIRMED | COMMITTEE MEETING (COULD BE DELETED IF HELD AFTER AGM) |
| 01/02/24 | THURS | CHURCH | CLUB ADMIN | CONFIRMED | REVISED DATE FOR AGM |
| 08/02/24 | THURS | CHURCH | APPRECIATION | CONFIRMED | L&CPU - Folio "C" |
| 15/02/24 | THURS | STUDIO | PRACTICAL | CONFIRMED | STUDIO NIGHT AT ROGERS FOR MEMBERS TO LEARN HOW TO SET UP BASIC LIGHTING CONFIGS ( THIS IS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE PLANNED PRINT BASED TALK FROM GORDON JENKINS ABOUT PAGB QUALIFICATION WHICH HAD TO CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS) |
| 22/02/24 | THURS | CHURCH | SOCIAL | CONFIRMED | SCRABBLE TILE CHALLENGE 1 |
| 27/02/24 | TUES | ZOOM | CLUB ADMIN | CONFIRMED | COMMITTEE MEETING |
| 29/02/24 | THURS | ZOOM | TALK | CONFIRMED | CORNWALL - AS WE SEE IT - IAN GREENHALGH & THE BIRDS |
| 07/03/24 | THURS | CHURCH | PRACTICAL | CONFIRMED | MACRO - INSECTS & SPIDERS - GRANT HIRST |
| 14/03/24 | THURS | ZOOM | INTERCLUB COMP | CONFIRMED | ROCHDALE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY - HOME - JUDGE PROFESSOR TERRY HEWITT |
| 17/03/24 | SUN | N/A | OCC POTY | CONFIRMED | CLOSING DATE POTY RND 1 |
| 21/03/24 | THURS | AWAY | INTERCLUB COMP | CONFIRMED | ADRAIN DEAVILLE COMPETION : HOST OPS |
| 28/03/24 | THURS | ZOOM | OCC POTY | CONFIRMED | POTY RND 1 JUDGE OVE ALEXANDER CPAGB OVE IS AN L&CPU ACCREDITED JUDGE |
| 01/04/24 | MON | N/A | SUBSCRIPTIONS | CONFIRMED | Q2 SUBS DUE |
| 04/04/24 | THURS | STUDIO | PRACTICAL | CONFIRMED | STUDIO NIGHT (Members attending share model costs) |
| 11/04/24 | THURS | ZOOM | TALK | CONFIRMED | Dr Mike Leech : "In The Blink Of An Eye" High Speed Photography & its use to reveal aspects of animal lives that would otherwise be invisible to the human eye" "SHARED WITH ASHTON & DISTRICT PS) |
| 18/04/24 | THURS | CHURCH | PRACTICAL | CONFIRMED | IMAGE EDITING "HOW I DO WHAT I DO" MEMBERS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES |
| 25/04/24 | THURS | TRIP | SOCIAL | CONFIRMED | JOHN RYLANDS : NB THIS IS AN AFTERNOON TRIP |
| 30/04/24 | TUES | ZOOM | CLUB ADMIN | CONFIRMED | COMMITTEE MEETING |
| 02/05/24 | THURS | CHURCH | SOCIAL | CONFIRMED | SCRABBLE TILE CHALLENGE 2 |
| 07/05/24 | TUES | AWAY | INTERCLUB COMP | CONFIRMED | ROCHDALE & DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB (AWAY) |
| 09/05/24 | THURS | TRIP | SOCIAL | CONFIRMED | DUNHAM MASSEY (WEATHER DEPENDANT DAY TRIP) - Provisional Timetable : Arrive 11:00 am Dept 14:30 hrs - Non NT Members should allow £15.00 pp incl access to use & excluding refreshments |
| 16/05/24 | THURS | AWAY | INTERCLUB COMP | CONFIRMED | ASHTON & DISTRICT (AWAY) |
| 23/05/24 | THURS | CHURCH | TALK | CONFIRMED | “MY JOURNEY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY” ROB HOCKNEY PRESIDENT L&CPU |
| 25/05/24 | SAT | ZOOM | INTERCLUB COMP | CONFIRMED | NORTH CHESHIRE INVITATION COMPETITION (YES IT IS HELD ON A SATURDAY) |
| 30/05/24 | THURS | TRIP | SOCIAL | CONFIRMED | DAISY NOOK - WEATHER DEPENDENT DAY TRIP - NB - ACCESS TO SOME AREAS MAY BE DIFFICULT |
| 06/06/24 | THURS | CHURCH | TALK | CONFIRMED | "PRINTS ONE"- IAN GREENHALGH |
| 13/06/24 | THURS | STUDIO | PRACTICAL | CONFIRMED | STUDIO NIGHT (Members attending share model costs) |
| 16/06/24 | SUN | N/A | OCC POTY | CONFIRMED | Closing Date POTY Round 2 |
| 20/06/24 | THURS | ZOOM | SOCIAL | CONFIRMED | SHOW & TELL DUNHAM MASSEY & / OR DAISY NOOK FEEDBACK - SHARE YOUR IMAGES |
| 25/06/24 | TUES | ZOOM | CLUB ADMIN | CONFIRMED | COMMITTEE MEETING |
| 27/06/24 | THURS | CHURCH | OCC POTY | CONFIRMED | POTY RND 2 JUDGE : GORDON JENKINS APAGB FORMER PRESIDENT L&CPU |
| 01/07/24 | MON | N/A | SUBSCRIPTIONS | CONFIRMED | Q3 SUBS DUE |
| 04/07/24 | THURS | TRIP | SOCIAL | CONFIRMED | SUMMER SCHOOL - OCC GETS OUT & ABOUT |
| 11/07/24 | THURS | TRIP | SOCIAL | PROVISIONAL | SUMMER SCHOOL - TOUR OF THE VACANT UMIST CAMPUS M/CR |
| 18/07/24 | THURS | TRIP | SOCIAL | CONFIRMED | SUMMER SCHOOL - OCC GETS OUT & ABOUT |
| 25/07/24 | THURS | TRIP | SOCIAL | CONFIRMED | SUMMER SCHOOL - OCC GETS OUT & ABOUT |
| 01/08/24 | THURS | TRIP | SOCIAL | CONFIRMED | SUMMER SCHOOL - OCC GETS OUT & ABOUT |
| 08/08/24 | THURS | TRIP | SOCIAL | CONFIRMED | SUMMER SCHOOL - OCC GETS OUT & ABOUT |
| 15/08/24 | THURS | TRIP | SOCIAL | CONFIRMED | SUMMER SCHOOL - OCC GETS OUT & ABOUT |
| 22/08/24 | THURS | TRIP | SOCIAL | CONFIRMED | SUMMER SCHOOL - OCC GETS OUT & ABOUT |
| 29/08/24 | THURS | TRIP | SOCIAL | CONFIRMED | SUMMER SCHOOL - OCC GETS OUT & ABOUT |
| 05/09/24 | THURS | CHURCH | INTERCLUB COMP | Postponed | ROCHDALE & DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB (HOME) JUDGE NICK BERENTZEN CPAGB BPE3 SOUTH MANCHESTER CAMERA CLUB NICK IS AN L&CPU ACCREDITED JUDGE |
| 12/09/24 | THURS | STUDIO | PRACTICAL | CONFIRMED | STUDIO NIGHT (Members attending share model costs) |
| 15/09/24 | SUN | N/A | OCC POTY | CONFIRMED | CLOSING DATE POTY RND 3 |
| 17/09/24 | TUES | AWAY | INTERCLUB COMP | CONFIRMED | TED COLEMAN COMPETITION : ROCHDALE & DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB HOST |
| 19/09/24 | THURS | ZOOM | TALK | CONFIRMED | Dr Mike "Wildman" Leech returns to give the second of his talks, "The Ones that Worked”. Using photographs from his many visits to these locations to study the wildlife which lives there, Mike will entertain us with his experiences visiting The Galapagos, Rwanda, Madagascar, and the various Tropical Rainforests of Indonesia, the Amazon Basin, West Africa and Central America. A must night for anyone who is at all curious about life beyond our own isles. |
| 24/09/24 | TUES | ZOOM | CLUB ADMIN | CONFIRMED | COMMITTEE MEETING |
| 26/09/24 | THURS | CHURCH | OCC POTY | CONFIRMED | POTY RND 3 - JUDGE : KEITH BARBER CPAGB LRPS FIScT - KEITH IS AN L&CPU ACREDITED JUDGE |
| 01/10/24 | TUES | N/A | SUBSCRIPTIONS | CONFIRMED | Q4 SUBS DUE |
| 03/10/24 | THURS | CHURCH | TALK | CONFIRMED | WITH A CAMERA POINTED TO THE GROUND - PAUL ADAMS |
| 10/10/24 | THURS | Oldham Baptist Church Chaucer Street Oldham OL1 1BA | INTERCLUB COMP | CONFIRMED | OCC INVITATION MONO PRINT COMPETITION - JUDGE - TILLMAN KLEINHANS ARPS EFIAP/g DPAGB BPE5*HON LCPU - TILLMAN IS AN L&CPU PAGB JUDGE. Please see the Venue address - This is not our normal meeting Venue |
| 17/10/24 | THURS | Church | INTERCLUB COMP | CONFIRMED | Rochdale & District Camera Club(Home) Judge Nick Berentzen CPAGB, BPE3, Southmanchester Camera Club. Nick is a L&CPU Accredited Judge. |
| 23/10/24 | WED | AWAY | INTERCLUB COMP | CONFIRMED | ROCHDALE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY (AWAY) |
| 24/10/24 | THURS | ZOOM | TALK | CONFIRMED | "WHERE WERE WE" - PDI TALK IAN GREENHALGH |
| 31/10/24 | THURS | STUDIO | PRACTICAL | CONFIRMED | STUDIO NIGHT - HALLOWEEN THEMED MODEL STUDIO NIGHT |
| 07/11/24 | THURS | CHURCH | APPRECIATION | TBC | L&CPU - Folio "B" |
| 14/11/24 | THURS | CHURCH | INTERCLUB COMP | CONFIRMED | ASHTON & DISTRICT (HOME) JUDGE RESERVED MIKE DAVIES MIKE IS AN L&CPU STANDARD JUDGE |
| 17/11/24 | SUN | N/A | OCC POTY | CONFIRMED | CLOSING DATE POTY RND 4 |
| 21/11/24 | THURS | CHURCH | PRACTICAL | CONFIRMED | ABSTRACT MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY - GRANT HIRST |
| 26/11/24 | TUES | ZOOM | CLUB ADMIN | CONFIRMED | COMMITTEE MEETING |
| 28/11/24 | THURS | CHURCH | SOCIAL | CONFIRMED | SCRABBLE TILE 3 - CHRISTMAS THEME |
| 05/12/24 | THURS | CHURCH | OCC POTY | CONFIRMED | POTY RND 4 JUDGE : IAN WHISTON DPAGB EFIAP\p FBPE EPSAHon LCPU - IAN IS AN L&CPU PAGB JUDGE |
| 12/12/24 | THURS | TBC | SOCIAL | PROVISIONAL | Christmas Meal & Confirmation of Results of POTY 2024 |
| 19/12/24 | THURS | XMAS | N/A | CONFIRMED | Christmas Break : No Meeting |
| 26/12/24 | THURS | XMAS | N/A | CONFIRMED | Christmas Break : No Meeting |